(Current Issues in Social Psychology) 1st Edition
by Bastiaan Rutjens (Editor), Mark Brandt (Contributor)
This book focuses on the social
psychology of belief systems and how they influence perceptions of
reality. These belief systems, from politics to religion to science, not
only shape one’s thoughts and views but also can be the cause of
conflict and disagreement over values, particularly when they are
enacted in political policies.
In Belief Systems and the Perceptions of Reality,
editors Bastiaan T. Rutjens and Mark J. Brandt examine the social
psychological effects at the heart of the conflict by bringing together
contributions under five themes: motivated reasoning, inequality,
threat, scientists interpreting science, and people interpreting
science. This book aims to create a more integrated understanding of
reality perception and its connection with belief systems, viewed
through the lens of social psychology.
The synthesis of expert
contributors as well as the literature around social psychology and
belief systems makes this a unique resource for students, researchers
and academics in behavioural and social sciences as well as activists
and journalists working in this political field.
